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if the taliban come back after 12 years of us fighting them then every other islamic radical terrorist group in the world will be on steroids. >> shannon: i love freedom is the name of the next question we got. how far are you willing to go to pursue the truth of the benghazi massacre because the administration will eventually make you a target? >> i'm not worried about me. i'm asking the basic facts to be exposed to the american people. why was it a death trap. did the president know about the attacks in april and june on the consulate and know about the british ambassador being attacked in june. he said he ordered people to come to the aid of the people at the consulate during a 7 hour attack. when did he make that order and what was the response? if the talking points were changed and al-qaeda was taken out, why? i'm very suspicious that the story that susan rice told was a political story three weeks before the election where she said al-qaeda was decimated. that is hot true. she said the consulate was significantly and substantially secured. now, we know it was a death trap. i wan
if the taliban come back after 12 years of us fighting them then every other islamic radical terrorist group in the world will be on steroids. >> shannon: i love freedom is the name of the next question we got. how far are you willing to go to pursue the truth of the benghazi massacre because the administration will eventually make you a target? >> i'm not worried about me. i'm asking the basic facts to be exposed to the american people. why was it a death trap. did the president...
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control or taliban rule. in terms of the security on the the taliban has not accomplished their strategic goals. they have not been able to hold any additional territory. were 4,000there overs that had been turned to the control of the afghan forces and there were thoseks against 3,000 of sites. in 100 cases of the 4,000, there was temporary success by taliban attackers. temporary. them was it any kind of permanent success. temporary and then turned back. so that the security situation military perspective has significantly improved. this isough and critical and i will stop here, we turned over the entire basically to the afghans. been a huges success story. we -- our commanders have been surprised by how well the afghan security forces have done. now this is not perfect. there are places where the security is not quite as good with the afghan forces there on their own. are now basically on their own. quick. it doesn't seem quick. a ten year war seems like forever but in terms of the transfer of responsibilit
control or taliban rule. in terms of the security on the the taliban has not accomplished their strategic goals. they have not been able to hold any additional territory. were 4,000there overs that had been turned to the control of the afghan forces and there were thoseks against 3,000 of sites. in 100 cases of the 4,000, there was temporary success by taliban attackers. temporary. them was it any kind of permanent success. temporary and then turned back. so that the security situation military...
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forces in the country to deter the taliban. but anti u.s. sentiment is high among all the afghans, so only a limited presence would be accepted by the public. >> friday's summit meeting is a critical moment of the the two leaders need to negotiate a deal that meets public demands in both countries for withdrawal. while also preventing afghanistan from becoming a lawless haven for terrorism. nhk world, hideki yui. >>> and that will wrap up our bulletin for today. >>> chinese officials are promising to stand strong in the face of protests calling for them to stop meddling with the media. it follows allegations from reporters at a weekly newspaper who authorities say they censored one of the editorials. the officials confirm at their meeting on thursday that they would faithfully follow the pear's instructions. the committee's propaganda chief was among those in attendance. protesters have been calling for his resignation because he's considered the key figure behind the alleged censorship at the paper. there were days of demonstrations in fron
forces in the country to deter the taliban. but anti u.s. sentiment is high among all the afghans, so only a limited presence would be accepted by the public. >> friday's summit meeting is a critical moment of the the two leaders need to negotiate a deal that meets public demands in both countries for withdrawal. while also preventing afghanistan from becoming a lawless haven for terrorism. nhk world, hideki yui. >>> and that will wrap up our bulletin for today. >>>...
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forces in the country to deter the taliban. but anti u.s. sentiment is high among all the afghans, so only a limited presence would be accepted by the public. >> friday's summit meeting is a critical moment of the the two leaders need to negotiate a deal that meets public demands in both countries for withdrawal. while also preventing afghanistan from becoming a lawless haven for terrorism. nhk world, hideki yui. >>> and that will wrap up our bulletin for today. >>> chinese officials are promising to stand strong in the face of protests calling for them to stop meddling with the media. it follows allegations from reporters at a weekly newspaper who authorities say they censored one of the editorials. the officials confirm at their meeting on thursday that they would faithfully follow the pear's instructions. the committee's propaganda chief was among those in attendance. protesters have been calling for his resignation because he's considered the key figure behind the alleged censorship at the paper. there were days of demonstrations in fron
forces in the country to deter the taliban. but anti u.s. sentiment is high among all the afghans, so only a limited presence would be accepted by the public. >> friday's summit meeting is a critical moment of the the two leaders need to negotiate a deal that meets public demands in both countries for withdrawal. while also preventing afghanistan from becoming a lawless haven for terrorism. nhk world, hideki yui. >>> and that will wrap up our bulletin for today. >>>...
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taliban claims responsibility saying that the shooter was killed later a check point. 6 is people were killed in insideer attacks last year. egypt president will urge president obama to free rackmand who sevenk live sentence for i it can on the world trade center in 1993. they said if he should be allowed visitors and aanalysis tance. suspect is freed and senator wants answered. latest on what we know and don't know about the benghazi libya terror attack. the fox all-stars discuss when we return. [ male annocer ] edmunds.com says the all-new nissan altima is a better car than camry. to argue would be rude. nissan altima. with moving-object detection. lease now. just $199 per month. visit choosenissan.com. road and track called sentra an economy car minus the look and feel of an economy car. wonder how civic and corolla look and feel about that. the all-new nissan sentra, with best-in-class mpg. lease for $169 per month. visit choosenissan.com. >>> it would be unformnate i think if in pursuit of this issue which was highly politicized, the senate would hold up the nomination of john bre
taliban claims responsibility saying that the shooter was killed later a check point. 6 is people were killed in insideer attacks last year. egypt president will urge president obama to free rackmand who sevenk live sentence for i it can on the world trade center in 1993. they said if he should be allowed visitors and aanalysis tance. suspect is freed and senator wants answered. latest on what we know and don't know about the benghazi libya terror attack. the fox all-stars discuss when we...
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the streets of their country broughty were afghanistan's music institute instrumentso the band by the taliban. many of their teachers are american music instructors that to help them. earlier they practiced at the music center with the youth orchestra and they have their american debut happening right now, tonight, at the kennedy center. we wish them the best. justbig storm is coming, not for us. england, upstate new jersey york city are going to get hit hard. let's get into it. we will start with a time lapse of the cloud cover. this kind of a -- just kind of a damp day. the high so far has been 38. 41 and 42 the high and low. technically, we are below average for the day. record high set five years at 64 degrees. by monday we might be in the 50's. some changes coming. skies and cool temperatures. the north. 40 south and east of the metro region. the 30's.es into as the storm elements come together, some light rain and be a brief makes. expect any significant impact. the concern is farther to the north and west were temperatures will be colder. forcold air is in place storm, but -- blizzard
the streets of their country broughty were afghanistan's music institute instrumentso the band by the taliban. many of their teachers are american music instructors that to help them. earlier they practiced at the music center with the youth orchestra and they have their american debut happening right now, tonight, at the kennedy center. we wish them the best. justbig storm is coming, not for us. england, upstate new jersey york city are going to get hit hard. let's get into it. we will start...
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and i encouraged certain action to be taken to put pressure on the taliban as well as bin laden. >> i take it that your answer to my question is that you did advise in favor of the cancellation of that operation. >> based on what i had known at the time, i did not think it was a worthwhile operation and i did not begin had a chance of success. >> the 9/11 commission noted that no capture plan before after 9/11 never obtained the same level of possible capture. >> the chances of success for minimal. i was not in the chain of command at that time. >> as deputy executive director, you receive the daily updates of capture, including techniques of interrogation and waterboarding, were used. we found 50 memos in the documents within the 6000 pages on which you were copied. what steps did you take to stop the cia from moving to techniques that you now say were objectionable at the time? >> i did not take steps to stop the techniques. i was not in the chain of command. i had the responsibility for overseeing the management of the agency and its various functions. i was aware of the program. i
and i encouraged certain action to be taken to put pressure on the taliban as well as bin laden. >> i take it that your answer to my question is that you did advise in favor of the cancellation of that operation. >> based on what i had known at the time, i did not think it was a worthwhile operation and i did not begin had a chance of success. >> the 9/11 commission noted that no capture plan before after 9/11 never obtained the same level of possible capture. >> the...
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we agreed on allowing the taliban office in qatar, in doha, where the taliban will engage in direct talks with the representatives of the afghan high council for peace where we will be seeking the help of relevant regional countries, including pakistan. we'll be trying our best together with the united states and our other allies to return peace and stability to afghanistan as soon as possible, and employing all the means that we have within our power to do that so the afghan people can live in and work for their prosperity and educate their children. the president and i also discussed the economic transition in afghanistan and all that entails for afghanistan. once the transition to afghan forces is completed, once the bulk of the international forces have withdrawn from afghanistan, we hope that the dividends of that transition, economically to afghanistan, will be beneficial to the afghan people and will not have adverse affects on afghan economy and the prosperity that we have gained in the past many years. we also discussed the issue of election in afghanistan and the importance of e
we agreed on allowing the taliban office in qatar, in doha, where the taliban will engage in direct talks with the representatives of the afghan high council for peace where we will be seeking the help of relevant regional countries, including pakistan. we'll be trying our best together with the united states and our other allies to return peace and stability to afghanistan as soon as possible, and employing all the means that we have within our power to do that so the afghan people can live in...
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when you talk about the taliban. smalluggest, given a number, that to the view of the people at large, as we discussed at the beginning, will be critical as to whether or not they can really gain any power in the situation. they will have to have the support of the public, you agree? >> what gives me optimism and the reason i'm optimistic about the campaign is it is all about the afghan security forces' ability to provide security and to the population. every dayare improving in that area. that reduces the freedom of movement, that reduces the ability for the taliban to influence the population. i believe there used to be an expression of the taliban have the time and we have the watches. i don't believe that is no longer the case. the taliban will wake up at some point and realize this is not their fathers afghan national security forces and they will be unable to influence the population in the way they have in the past. >> let me change the subject. what is the situation on green on blue attacks? has that declined
when you talk about the taliban. smalluggest, given a number, that to the view of the people at large, as we discussed at the beginning, will be critical as to whether or not they can really gain any power in the situation. they will have to have the support of the public, you agree? >> what gives me optimism and the reason i'm optimistic about the campaign is it is all about the afghan security forces' ability to provide security and to the population. every dayare improving in that...
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does believe there has been considerable problem with the influence of the taliban on afghan cause political culture. >> in venezuela, military jets give the salute to president hugo chavez. he was supposed to be sworn in for a fourth term on thursday but remains in cuba, where he is recovering from cancer surgery. that did not stop thousands of supporters and regional leaders from taking part in a rally in the capital. >> i am chavez was the message on the streets. thousands of people gathered to show their support for the man they called their commander. thursday should have been inauguration day, but it turns into a show of force for the party. >> we love chavez. we know he is our leader. he has given to venezuela all his love. he has given our country the respect it has lost. >> people are hoping the president will recover. chavez is still in cuba after undergoing his fourth cancer surgery. there has been an ongoing debate about who is running the country. >> we came here to defend the constitution, that says he can be sworn in when he recovers. he is the only president, and the governme
does believe there has been considerable problem with the influence of the taliban on afghan cause political culture. >> in venezuela, military jets give the salute to president hugo chavez. he was supposed to be sworn in for a fourth term on thursday but remains in cuba, where he is recovering from cancer surgery. that did not stop thousands of supporters and regional leaders from taking part in a rally in the capital. >> i am chavez was the message on the streets. thousands of...
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the taliban is offering to release an american soldier, if the united states releases five taliban leaders from guantanamo bay. the taliban calling it a good will gesture in the possible peace talks with the united states. the military report shows the sergeant vanished and he's 20 from ida ho and the only american prisoner in all of the afghan war. they believe he is in pakistan. his partners say he had a letter is not to them through the red cross. he believes that bierdal is in good condition. jennifer? >> shep, the state department is not ruling out a prisoner swap. it could take placine though the taliban is a terrorist organization. >> certainly, the issue of the sergeant on the fact that he's gone too long will be a part of the discussion. we anticipate that the taliban will bring up as they stated publicly their own issues with detainees. among those that the taliban wants released is the deputy defense more thans and deputy minister of intelligence and top taliban commander sharif and chief of security. there are 25 afghan prisoners among the 166 prisoners still in gitmo, the stat
the taliban is offering to release an american soldier, if the united states releases five taliban leaders from guantanamo bay. the taliban calling it a good will gesture in the possible peace talks with the united states. the military report shows the sergeant vanished and he's 20 from ida ho and the only american prisoner in all of the afghan war. they believe he is in pakistan. his partners say he had a letter is not to them through the red cross. he believes that bierdal is in good...
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in this case, it is the taliban. to get to your point about afghanistan being a base for al qaeda, it has been the goal of the administration to eliminate afghanistan as a base for al qaeda and similar elements. it remains to be seen if they can do that. a drawdown will make it more difficult for us to accomplish that in the long run. host: a couple comments on twitter, asking questions about positive accomplishments. guest: the surge was designed to replicate what happened in iraq. in iraq, you had a situation with the anbar awakening. you had the situation, being in, using local forces in order to gain the upper hand against the extremists, whether they were affiliated with al qaeda or were local sympathizers with saddam hussein. that basically worked from a military perspective. when you go to afghanistan, the time when general petraeus became the commander, the attempt was made to replicate what happened. the results were mixed. you had similar afghan units in several provinces that have been turned into a pretty
in this case, it is the taliban. to get to your point about afghanistan being a base for al qaeda, it has been the goal of the administration to eliminate afghanistan as a base for al qaeda and similar elements. it remains to be seen if they can do that. a drawdown will make it more difficult for us to accomplish that in the long run. host: a couple comments on twitter, asking questions about positive accomplishments. guest: the surge was designed to replicate what happened in iraq. in iraq,...
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and in that report it said that local taliban was working with war lords to provide guards and weapons for use in the contract. it came out they were failing to adequately investigate the forwards' previous employment which resulted in hiring individuals who had been fired for sharing sensitive information, security information work taliban war lords. failure to appropriately vet guards, some of whom, according to u.s. intelligence reports, may have been involved in anti-american activities. now all of that information was out in the classified way several weeks before september 10, excuse me, september 28, an was out in public september 28.
and in that report it said that local taliban was working with war lords to provide guards and weapons for use in the contract. it came out they were failing to adequately investigate the forwards' previous employment which resulted in hiring individuals who had been fired for sharing sensitive information, security information work taliban war lords. failure to appropriately vet guards, some of whom, according to u.s. intelligence reports, may have been involved in anti-american activities....
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the taliban was a part of this type of government. we sided with the taliban when russia invaded. they were taken a back when we invaded their country after 2001. host: what do you see as the future of the u.s. role? caller: we need to get out immediately. host: memphis tennessee, served in the army and spent some time in afghanistan. kelly, tell us what you did in afghanistan? caller: i was assigned to special ops. what i want to say is, i do not see any reason for us to stay there. i think that when we leave, the taliban and al qaeda will come back. as long as they're given safe haven in pakistan, they're just waiting for us to leave. i do not see any benefit for our country to remain there. host: some of the callers have said we need to keep at least 10,000. some of the stories we have been reading have said anywhere from 3000-6000. you say we should be out of their completely? caller: yes, i think we should just leave. as long as they have one of the most corrupt governments of their -- as long as pakistan allows the taliban and al qaeda safe havens, they are just waiting for
the taliban was a part of this type of government. we sided with the taliban when russia invaded. they were taken a back when we invaded their country after 2001. host: what do you see as the future of the u.s. role? caller: we need to get out immediately. host: memphis tennessee, served in the army and spent some time in afghanistan. kelly, tell us what you did in afghanistan? caller: i was assigned to special ops. what i want to say is, i do not see any reason for us to stay there. i think...
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the growing debate after the taliban proposes a controversial prisoner swap. the only american prisoner of war held by the taliban for the last four years. now they apparently hope to swap him in exchange for five gitmo inmates. will that happen? should we do it? and for the first time, we're hearing directly from the family of that p.o.w. hear what they have to say, next. >> we support you and are eagerly awaiting your return home. i love you, my son, as i have from the first moment i heard of you. hey! did you know that honey nut cheerios has oats that can help lower cholesterol? and it tastes good? sure does! wow. it's the honey, it makes it taste so... well, would you look at the time... what's the rush? be happy. be healthy. what's the rush? i'm gonna have to ask you to power down your little word game. i think your friends will understand. oh...no, it's actually my geico app...see? ...i just uh paid my bill. did you really? from the plane? yeah, i can manage my policy, get roadside assistance, pretty much access geico 24/7. sounds a little too good to be
the growing debate after the taliban proposes a controversial prisoner swap. the only american prisoner of war held by the taliban for the last four years. now they apparently hope to swap him in exchange for five gitmo inmates. will that happen? should we do it? and for the first time, we're hearing directly from the family of that p.o.w. hear what they have to say, next. >> we support you and are eagerly awaiting your return home. i love you, my son, as i have from the first moment i...
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to the table my suspicion is not and the taliban is divided between the hardliners who want to hold out and go for an all out victory and those who are weary of the war and want some sort of a compromise but if i was the taliban i would say look maybe we should hold out here because certainly their negotiating position seems to be preferable well we'll see what happens in the next couple of days after that meeting with president barack obama daniel agger of the country re solution think tank thank you for your time. secrets of from our planet's prehistoric pas could not be uncovered after russian researchers minister retrieve ancient eyes from an tactic as big as a subglacial league it wasn't easy to get hold of either they had to drill down over three kilometers to get to lagos dog which has been sealed for some twenty million years argy its own garden told me how it is not just annual frozen lake. not all ice is the same we can see some pictures here from last year in february when the first breakthrough was made down below this huge thick ice sheet to what's called a sub lake the
to the table my suspicion is not and the taliban is divided between the hardliners who want to hold out and go for an all out victory and those who are weary of the war and want some sort of a compromise but if i was the taliban i would say look maybe we should hold out here because certainly their negotiating position seems to be preferable well we'll see what happens in the next couple of days after that meeting with president barack obama daniel agger of the country re solution think tank...
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under the taliban and i could tell a story probably of a woman who did something terrific and heroic in her village. you could probably find a story which would give you the totally wrong impression of the taliban, the tale of the elephant problem. is the anecdote a tale of the elephant or is it the elephant? the statistics are the elephant. the anecdote is detailed but it's far more powerful, i think, and they could not agree with you more. >> we have time for one more very quick question and, reminder, this has all been on the record. >> now you tell me. [laughter] whoa. whoa. >> rebecca chamberlain, and a former intern of your stomach great state of michigan. the question is on china. can you comment on their role in afghanistan and our relationship with the? i'm thinking of all of the industry and could they be development partner to operate with? >> great question and you have 90 seconds. >> i have read very different examples and they are much more aggressive and unwilling to be partners and i think the security situation is not one that they're particularly satisfied with in t
under the taliban and i could tell a story probably of a woman who did something terrific and heroic in her village. you could probably find a story which would give you the totally wrong impression of the taliban, the tale of the elephant problem. is the anecdote a tale of the elephant or is it the elephant? the statistics are the elephant. the anecdote is detailed but it's far more powerful, i think, and they could not agree with you more. >> we have time for one more very quick...
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and the taliban is able to gain somewhat approaching the power they had previously when they had power, that they would welcome al-qaeda back. >> well, you know, one of the big questions that has not been answered by the president's advisors is what's the american military presence going to be after 2014. in the state of the union, he said we'll be down basically by half a year from now. there are 66,000 now. at the end of the february next year it will be 32,000. but what happens after 2014 when the so-called war is over and there are a whole number of options on the table, anywhere i'd say from 3,000 troops to 10,000 troops or 9,000 troops. and also the capabilities that could be kept in the country from the u.s. side counterterrorism error and all that. so i think what military posture the u.s. agrees to keep in after 2014, and that will effect what nato agrees to do, are the non-u.s. part of nato i think will have a big effect what happens in afghanistan in terms of this question. we should be able to preclude that if that's what we're determined to do. >> rose: finally, are you su
and the taliban is able to gain somewhat approaching the power they had previously when they had power, that they would welcome al-qaeda back. >> well, you know, one of the big questions that has not been answered by the president's advisors is what's the american military presence going to be after 2014. in the state of the union, he said we'll be down basically by half a year from now. there are 66,000 now. at the end of the february next year it will be 32,000. but what happens after...
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and now the taliban is going no negotiate. and by the way, they want to run at least in part this country. and i think there's a lot of reason to suggest that they actually will run the country in part. again, some huge bets about whether they can pull off respect for a central government. will the taliban respect the constitution of afghanistan you talk about, you know, a long way to go. i think this respects that. >> and what will happen to minority rights and women's rights. right. >> david, "meet the press" on sunday. >> >> we want to do our own congressional summit on immigration, the economy, spying. we've got terrific four some to talk about this, as well as to really examine the president's standing right now politically with some of these issues. and we'll do that with our round table. >> thank you very much. we'll be watching. >> okay. >> and senate approval of a broad overhaul of the nation's immigration system could get a boost to spend billions on border patrol. but while it is raising hopes for republican support
and now the taliban is going no negotiate. and by the way, they want to run at least in part this country. and i think there's a lot of reason to suggest that they actually will run the country in part. again, some huge bets about whether they can pull off respect for a central government. will the taliban respect the constitution of afghanistan you talk about, you know, a long way to go. i think this respects that. >> and what will happen to minority rights and women's rights. right....
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it was one thing to go in and take out al qaeda and the taliban. what on earth are we doing over there? why do we care about the hearts or minds or building the schools? i mean, outside of osama bin laden going to afghanistan and tricking the taliban into this spectacular attack on america, in general the muslims in afghanistan like the ones in indonesiaia have not exported terrorism. that's been the specialty of other countries. they really just want to be left alone so why don't we just leave them alone, as long as they're not plotting an attack on us, what is the point? >> michelle flournoy just laid out calmly four or five great ways to reduce the pentagon budget, including getting out of afghanistan, taking the civilian population in the d.o.d. down because we're leaving afghanistan. i thought it was pretty good, ann. somebody ought to listen to her. >> yes, i agree. i'm glad you brought up with her the base closings. this is why you seed something like a closure. the american people are of two find minds. they think government should be small
it was one thing to go in and take out al qaeda and the taliban. what on earth are we doing over there? why do we care about the hearts or minds or building the schools? i mean, outside of osama bin laden going to afghanistan and tricking the taliban into this spectacular attack on america, in general the muslims in afghanistan like the ones in indonesiaia have not exported terrorism. that's been the specialty of other countries. they really just want to be left alone so why don't we just leave...
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he thought that was the way to go forward with the taliban. that was one thing that didn't happen. this is wardak where shooting happened today. we'll get to that. several weeks ago karzai ordered all special forces from the u.s. and coalition withdraw from wardak province because of unconfirmed allegations of their involvement in abusive attack against civilians in wardak province. he put a two-week deadline on. the two-week deadline passed. the forces are still there. saturday morning, there were two terrible suicide bombings. one in kabul, itself, that hagel could actually hear from where he was a mile away. 18 people dead including 8 children. awful thing. all leading up to sunday morning, karzai gets on television, says what he says, and everybody says, what's he talking about? what's his goal here? i talked to one diplomat, a nato guy who ask we not use his name and knows karzai, spoken to him a number of times. he said this is a guy who has a touch of paranoia, a control reflex that seems more apparent right now. he's worried about being marginalized. thought the end game is
he thought that was the way to go forward with the taliban. that was one thing that didn't happen. this is wardak where shooting happened today. we'll get to that. several weeks ago karzai ordered all special forces from the u.s. and coalition withdraw from wardak province because of unconfirmed allegations of their involvement in abusive attack against civilians in wardak province. he put a two-week deadline on. the two-week deadline passed. the forces are still there. saturday morning, there...
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. >>> a man who reportedly said he was going to join the taliban and has been if that is a friend who needs an enemy kind and a half. today the white house to talk about our nation's longest war. specifically when and how we will get out of there finally. that is the question from many afghans. but the president of afghanistan wants to talk about the circumstances. so they will and we will report in just a moment. this s "studio b." and a choice. take tylenol or take aleve, the #1 recommended pain reliever by orthopedic doctors. just two aleve can keep pain away all day. back to the news. >> shepard: the former governor of new mexico bill richardson is back in the united states after he made a trip to north korea with the google chairman eric schmidt. the state department criticized the visit as unhelpful and basically told they don't go but they went anyway. they pushed nort north north kp missile launches and nuclear tests and called on the regime to allow more cell phones and internet access. he also said he asked for fair and humane treatment for an american citizen detained in no
. >>> a man who reportedly said he was going to join the taliban and has been if that is a friend who needs an enemy kind and a half. today the white house to talk about our nation's longest war. specifically when and how we will get out of there finally. that is the question from many afghans. but the president of afghanistan wants to talk about the circumstances. so they will and we will report in just a moment. this s "studio b." and a choice. take tylenol or take aleve,...
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pakistan books, using females and negotiating with the taliban. and we hope that the game is going to be one more source of advocacy on officials worldwide to emphasize the importance of that kind of girl's education. >> how can people find it? go to facebook. >> facebook.com/halfthegame or in the facebook index -- >> half the sky or half the game? >> half the game or search half the sky game. >> so good to see you, nick. thanks for coming in. >> great to be back. >>> secretary of state john kerry is now on his way too abu dhabi. he discussed the crisis. in a last minute addition, kerry met with mahmoud aba two weeks before president obama's trip. >>> time for your business entrepreneurs of the week. new york firefighter scott and tim saw their entrepreneurial dreams crushed when hurricane sandy destroyed their store. now they're back open for bagels. for more watch "your business" sunday morning at 7:30 a.m. nobody insures more bikes than progressive. do you guys ride? well... no. sometimes, yeah. yes. well, if you know anybody else who also ride
pakistan books, using females and negotiating with the taliban. and we hope that the game is going to be one more source of advocacy on officials worldwide to emphasize the importance of that kind of girl's education. >> how can people find it? go to facebook. >> facebook.com/halfthegame or in the facebook index -- >> half the sky or half the game? >> half the game or search half the sky game. >> so good to see you, nick. thanks for coming in. >> great to be...
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the taliban also say they want high-level taliban detainees to be free. today a spokesperson said they would release a u.s. soldier who has been held for four years, sergeant bo bergdahl in return for five high-level detainees at guantanamo bay. those are their demands. the one thing they haven't done is renounce violence. within hours of launching their office in qatar where peace talks a meant to happen, a rocket was fired into bang ram air base killing four u.s. servicemen. that's the latest in a string of attacks. we're well into the taliban's spring offensive. there are attacks every couple days killing international troops, killing afghan soldiers and killing afghan civilians them sells. that undermines confidence on the streets, undermines the afghan government. no wonder president obama said this is going to be a bumpy road ahead. krits ten? >> duncan, you said you believe at this point karzai may have been reassured. is that in part because the taliban has agreed to take down the sign and basically cast it as the new leader in that area? >> repor
the taliban also say they want high-level taliban detainees to be free. today a spokesperson said they would release a u.s. soldier who has been held for four years, sergeant bo bergdahl in return for five high-level detainees at guantanamo bay. those are their demands. the one thing they haven't done is renounce violence. within hours of launching their office in qatar where peace talks a meant to happen, a rocket was fired into bang ram air base killing four u.s. servicemen. that's the latest...
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host: the last caller talked about his concern of the remrgjens of the taliban once the u.s. forces were drawn down in afghanistan. is this something that president karzai is concerned about and did he discuss that with president obama and defense secretary panetta? >> it is a concern for him and karzai now after yesterday is supporting -- this is what is driving the conversation with how many u.s. troops and nato troops should remain post 2014. a lot of talks are saying if we leave no u.s. troops as the white house said was one option this week that is going to let the taliban walk in and take control and erase all of the progress made over the last decade. that's where the debate is going to be is how many troops stay host: you talked about the meetings he had up capitol hill s. there anything congress is looking at to try and move this progress forward? >> i know senator mcconnell met with president karzai and after that he took a delegation to afghanistan. i think congress is going to be weighing in on the debate. in addition to the post 2014 level t more immediate concer
host: the last caller talked about his concern of the remrgjens of the taliban once the u.s. forces were drawn down in afghanistan. is this something that president karzai is concerned about and did he discuss that with president obama and defense secretary panetta? >> it is a concern for him and karzai now after yesterday is supporting -- this is what is driving the conversation with how many u.s. troops and nato troops should remain post 2014. a lot of talks are saying if we leave no...
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mcchrystal said is, look, what concerns him is they're now going after midlevel al qaeda and midlevel taliban. where does that stop and who makes the decision that something is imminent? >> congressman ellison, you've been on this for some time. you want much more oversight from the congress. >> that's right. i looked into this. i haven't found one public hearing on drones. now, we had the brennan hearings but congress has the oversight responsibility here, and, by the way, the president has invited the conversation and said we need a legal architecture around this thing so why not do it. i don't think this is a partisan issue at all. i think we need to get a hold of this technology because other countries will be weaponizing drones. certainly we will probably have objections to how they use them if they don't use them in accordance to due process and international standards. and, by the way, the paper that the president -- well, the administration released uses the term "imminent threat." >> and who decides that, right? >> well, this is the broadest use of the term imminent i've ever. >> al
mcchrystal said is, look, what concerns him is they're now going after midlevel al qaeda and midlevel taliban. where does that stop and who makes the decision that something is imminent? >> congressman ellison, you've been on this for some time. you want much more oversight from the congress. >> that's right. i looked into this. i haven't found one public hearing on drones. now, we had the brennan hearings but congress has the oversight responsibility here, and, by the way, the...
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is this leading to a reductiothg in handling the taliban. [no audio >> this was a regrettable error. we are making adjustments. in spite of the adjustments, our assessment of the progress and is continuing.anistan we have pushed the taliban out of the population centers and they have failed to retake the areas they lost. this is true. our and the lead and have provided security for 87% of the country's population. there is a tendency to fixate on one metrics. the complete picture of progress in afghanistan is more nuanced. i would encourage you to look at the overall picture. we are looking to fix this error. we will report further information as we have it from kabul. >> does the report need to be fixed? >> we will take a look at adjustments that need to be made. >> does it call into question the statistics? forces are in the lead increasingly. they are entering the numbers. many people have acknowledged the problem. do you have to do it closer review of the statistics that have been cited repeatedly? >> i do not know that we have to undert
is this leading to a reductiothg in handling the taliban. [no audio >> this was a regrettable error. we are making adjustments. in spite of the adjustments, our assessment of the progress and is continuing.anistan we have pushed the taliban out of the population centers and they have failed to retake the areas they lost. this is true. our and the lead and have provided security for 87% of the country's population. there is a tendency to fixate on one metrics. the complete picture of...
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went in there to try to clean up al qaeda destroyed taliban, if you will, the taliban leadership, is that all of these years later, so many billions of dollars spent, so many lives lost, u.s. troops can't even go out on joint combat maneuvers with afghan officials because they don't trust them because so many of these afghan military officers and regular troops have killed americans and other nato allies. >> that's right. i mean, to be fair, wolf, the number of those so-called green on blue attacks, it has dropped since it hit a high at the end of the summer. but you're right -- >> have they resumed joint maneuvers? >> they have. but in a lot of cases, the u.s. forces now have what they call sort of guardian angels in which you have troops specifically set aside to sort of watch over those who are working with the afghans. just an unfortunate byproduct. >> an important part of this is the really tense relationship that does exist between the president of the united states and our foreign policy apparatus and hamid karzai. there has always been problems with corruption in that governm
went in there to try to clean up al qaeda destroyed taliban, if you will, the taliban leadership, is that all of these years later, so many billions of dollars spent, so many lives lost, u.s. troops can't even go out on joint combat maneuvers with afghan officials because they don't trust them because so many of these afghan military officers and regular troops have killed americans and other nato allies. >> that's right. i mean, to be fair, wolf, the number of those so-called green on...
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war and terrorism where boys and girls rarely get to play together, and music was banned under the taliban rule, but with help from the state department and the world bank and other supporters, these young afghan children are enjoying a rare moment of harmony here in the u.s. >> 13-year-old lala has been waiting two years for this moment. ♪ the chance to perform on the world stage while breaking snoer taliban tab your. girls and boys playing music together. >> which do you like better? the drums or the trumphet? which is more fun? >> the drum. >> the drums? >> she's one of 48 young musicians who attend the only music school in afghanistan where music was strictly banned under taliban rule. many in the group are orphaned by war. some even lived on the streets. today they are nearly 7,000 miles from home, bringing traditional sounds from their homeland. thn the tambore mixed with the western harmonies they are also learning. ♪ organizers hope the young musicians can learn about america and america can learn about afghanistan. music is making a comeback. >> should the future afghanistan s
war and terrorism where boys and girls rarely get to play together, and music was banned under the taliban rule, but with help from the state department and the world bank and other supporters, these young afghan children are enjoying a rare moment of harmony here in the u.s. >> 13-year-old lala has been waiting two years for this moment. ♪ the chance to perform on the world stage while breaking snoer taliban tab your. girls and boys playing music together. >> which do you like...
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we estimate there are about 20 million taliban, excuse me, 20,000 taliban. and there are 30 million afghans. you would wonder what that ratio that the afghans hadn't done much better already. it's ten years with our support. but we can't just walk away from afghanistan. it's a question of what we leave behind as we act in our vital interests. and it seems to me we can do two things that have a chance of working. and dealing with women issue and the afghans who have helped us. >> they made a lot of progress. a lot of interesting things happened. >> absolutely. and i think the main thing is to try to gather up the neighbors, and get them to act in their interests. you look at the paper today, the russians already talking about coming in there, and providing various kinds of aid to the afghan regime. the chinese have major investments in afghanistan. iran helped us at the beginning of this war. there are countries, the neighbors have real interests that they haven't had to act on because we've been taking care of their problems for them. but i would try to orga
we estimate there are about 20 million taliban, excuse me, 20,000 taliban. and there are 30 million afghans. you would wonder what that ratio that the afghans hadn't done much better already. it's ten years with our support. but we can't just walk away from afghanistan. it's a question of what we leave behind as we act in our vital interests. and it seems to me we can do two things that have a chance of working. and dealing with women issue and the afghans who have helped us. >> they made...
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also, does this lead to a rethinking about sure strength of the taliban, given you miscalculated the tax initiative? >> this is a regrettable error that was discovered during a routine quality check. making the appropriate adjustments. the fact that 80% of the violence taking place in areas remains unchanged. as we've said repeatedly, we pushed the taliban out of the population centers and they've failed to retake any areas they lost during the surgeon this remains true. additionally, the trend to currently are annoyed for the vast majority of operations and have taken a leading role in providing security for 87% of the country's population. there's a tendency to fixate on one metric, a particular database number or insider attacks are casualties. the complete picture process in afghanistan is more nuanced and i would encourage you to look at the overall picture. we're looking to fix this database error that we will report further information as we have it, probably from kabul. we will take a look at any adjustments you need to be made to the 1230 report. >> does that also call into
also, does this lead to a rethinking about sure strength of the taliban, given you miscalculated the tax initiative? >> this is a regrettable error that was discovered during a routine quality check. making the appropriate adjustments. the fact that 80% of the violence taking place in areas remains unchanged. as we've said repeatedly, we pushed the taliban out of the population centers and they've failed to retake any areas they lost during the surgeon this remains true. additionally, the...
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pakistani girl targeted by the taliban. she just had two successful surgeries in the london hospital to reconstruct her bullet-shattered skull and restore her hearing. today she was awake and talking with her family. doctors say they are very pleased with her progress at this point. she was shot in the head last october by a taliban gunman because she wanted to go to school. sips then she has become international symbol of those resistance of those who deny women their rights. president obama set to travel to minnesota tomorrow to talk about ways to curb gun violence. just ahead of his visit two much of the top voices in the gun debate are speaking out with new reaction to propose gun laws being crafted inside the beltway. peter doocy inside the beltedway from washington. peter? >> harris, universal background checks become the law then everybody who buys a gun from a dealer or gun show or a friend would be subject to a full, criminal and mental health screening. this is something gun control advocates favor. this morning t
pakistani girl targeted by the taliban. she just had two successful surgeries in the london hospital to reconstruct her bullet-shattered skull and restore her hearing. today she was awake and talking with her family. doctors say they are very pleased with her progress at this point. she was shot in the head last october by a taliban gunman because she wanted to go to school. sips then she has become international symbol of those resistance of those who deny women their rights. president obama...
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didn't win the primary considered be able to tell an ordinary person from a taliban leader or whatever they should know who they're killing what did we do to deserve this. my ex. drone arctic it's a question echoed by nat bartlett our last part of his hearing a short term memory and nearly had. a longer than what i thought our drone shockwave was still in the hands studied through an outside far from the place where we were sleeping after several minutes there was another strike and it killed many more people attorneys out of bar has to both the u.s. and pakistan on behalf of the civilian victims he says they're the voiceless people of us dearest on isolated by geography and politics simply call it a concentration camp that you build a wall of military and militants and behind that wall you're keeping more than eight hundred thousand people who are not allowed to come out and no one from the rest of the country is allowed to go in and that's a kind of tree which u.s. is using to use in its drone program in many ways the epicenter of the cia's highly classified drone program is a black
didn't win the primary considered be able to tell an ordinary person from a taliban leader or whatever they should know who they're killing what did we do to deserve this. my ex. drone arctic it's a question echoed by nat bartlett our last part of his hearing a short term memory and nearly had. a longer than what i thought our drone shockwave was still in the hands studied through an outside far from the place where we were sleeping after several minutes there was another strike and it killed...
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. >>> and prince harry brags about killing taliban soldiers. has he actually put the british people in danger? overmany discounts to thine customers! [old english accent] safe driver, multi-car, paid in full -- a most fulsome bounty indeed, lord jamie. thou cometh and we thy saveth! what are you doing? we doth offer so many discounts, we have some to spare. oh, you have any of those homeowners discounts? here we go. thank you. he took my shield, my lady. these are troubling times in the kingdom. more discounts than we knoweth what to do with. now that's progressive. good morning, turtle. ♪ my friends are all around me ♪ my friends, they do surround me ♪ ♪ i hope this never ends ♪ and we'll be the best of friends ♪ ♪ all set? all set. [ male announcer ] introducing the reimagined 2013 chevrolet traverse, with spacious seating for up to eight. imagine that. >>> our second story "outfront," phil mickelson's mulligan. the golfer apologized today for saying he was going to make drastic changes in his life because of new tax laws. there
. >>> and prince harry brags about killing taliban soldiers. has he actually put the british people in danger? overmany discounts to thine customers! [old english accent] safe driver, multi-car, paid in full -- a most fulsome bounty indeed, lord jamie. thou cometh and we thy saveth! what are you doing? we doth offer so many discounts, we have some to spare. oh, you have any of those homeowners discounts? here we go. thank you. he took my shield, my lady. these are troubling times in...
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an american camp in afghanistan overrun by hundreds of taliban fighters. one soldier led the counterattack and a brutal and deadly 12-hour battle that ended in victory. and cnn anchor and chief washington correspondent jake tapper is here in "the situation room." among other things, he's the author of an excellent book entitled "the outpost: an untold story of american valor." in it, you profile among other things, clint romache who is going to be the recipient of the medal of honor on sunday. tell us about him. >> imagine this, you're in the worst, most awful outpost in afghanistan, surrounded by three mountains, and one morning, at 5:58 in the morning, there are roughly 300 taliban attacking the camp all from the high ground. that was clint romache and 52 other americans, that was their october 3rd, 2009, and clint tried to lead a squadron of men to fight back against unsurmountable odds and i interviewed him in north dakota a few days ago and we talked about one of the worst moments during that battle. at some point, the worst possible thing that could
an american camp in afghanistan overrun by hundreds of taliban fighters. one soldier led the counterattack and a brutal and deadly 12-hour battle that ended in victory. and cnn anchor and chief washington correspondent jake tapper is here in "the situation room." among other things, he's the author of an excellent book entitled "the outpost: an untold story of american valor." in it, you profile among other things, clint romache who is going to be the recipient of the medal...